Chris De Luca

NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen (91) fist pumps as he celebrates a victory after winning the Grant Park 220 NASCAR Street Race, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

NASCAR Chicago Street Race returning in 2024 with briefer road closures

Despite pushback from politicians and downtown residents, the race will be back under new financial terms.

By David Struett, Fran Spielman, and 2 more

Sports

Ex-Red Stars star Julie Ertz retires from soccer after 10-year career

Ertz, 31, had already hinted at her retirement at this summer’s World Cup after the United States fell to Sweden on penalties in the Round of 16, tearfully telling reporters it was likely her final match wearing the team crest.

By Chris De Luca

Tony La Russa sits in the Oakland Athletics’ dugout before the team’s Hall of Fame ceremony Aug. 6.

White Sox

Jerry Reinsdorf wrongs a right with Tony La Russa return to White Sox

Just as fired vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn were carrying their belongings out the door Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, Tony La Russa was making a — we won’t call it triumphant — return.

By Chris De Luca

White Sox

White Sox GM Rick Hahn spins another tale about a lost season

As the Sox wave a white flag, Hahn sticks to a familiar script that has us all trusting him to get it right next year.

By Chris De Luca

Cubs

MLB 2023: There’s a new buzz around the Cubs at Wrigley Field

In the 50th — and earliest — season-opener at Wrigley on a hot-chocolate kind of day, fans waved their W flags and pumped out their chests after a 4-0 dusting of the Brewers.

By Chris De Luca